Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Malawi
Malawi: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products was 11.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Malawi, 1994–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 11.5% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in 2021.
The figure is down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Malawi peaked at 33.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2015.
Malawi ranks 51st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 33.0% | — |
| 1996 | 28.3% | -14.2% |
| 1997 | 26.5% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | -34.7% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2% | 20.9% | 33.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 13.0% | 13.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More private sector data for Malawi
- Merchandise trade 30.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 947.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 42.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Malawi?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Malawi was 11.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Malawi ranks 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.